The drama, Je Joong Won, is placed in Korea when Japanese influence started to break through, 1850s. Je Joong Won itself is a hospital that introduced the western ways in Korea, however the Japanese hospital becomes the more dominant one and in the end we will see that the Japanese will be the better place for people to go to. The drama portrays social class as a great factor in jobs. Especially when all three come from different social classes which would not be suited for medical originally.
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Main Relationship Identified in the sample For example: Older Brother > Younger Brother
Examples from sample:
In the story, The Contract, the main relationship is that of Ruler and subject.
Cheng Zhi represents the ruler. The men in his squad represent the subjects.
Relationships Father & Son
48:45
Hwang Jung, or the one who has gone from a butcher to a doctor gives back to his father what his father had given to him. It may not have been much but his father allowed him food and dressed him till he became the man that could survive alone. He gives back to his father with the finest clothing and food.
Comparison between identified sample and Confucian ideals for relationships
Similarities:
Confucius said, "Lead the people with governmental measures and regulate them with laws and punishment, and they will avoid wrongdoing but will have no sense of honor and shame. Lead them with virtue and regulate them by the rules of propriety, and they will have a sense of shame and, moreover, set themselves right." (2:3) Cheng Zhi attempts to lead his subordinates by example. In the end he reaches his subordinates by shaming Gu Gong into submitting to NOT fighting. Cheng Zhi demonstrates his willingness to put his reputation and life on the line to support his worth as a leader.
Differences:
Chi K'ang Tzu asked Confucius about government, saying, "What do you think of killing the wicked and associating with the good?" Confucius replied, "In your government what is the need of killing? If you desire what is good, the people will be good. The character of a ruler is like wind and that of the people is like grass. In whatever direction the wind blows, the grass always bends." (12:19) - Cheng Zhi really is not able to attain this because his subordinates do not following him the same way the grass follows the wind.
Je Joong Won (제중원)
The drama, Je Joong Won, is placed in Korea when Japanese influence started to break through, 1850s. Je Joong Won itself is a hospital that introduced the western ways in Korea, however the Japanese hospital becomes the more dominant one and in the end we will see that the Japanese will be the better place for people to go to. The drama portrays social class as a great factor in jobs. Especially when all three come from different social classes which would not be suited for medical originally.For example: Older Brother > Younger Brother
In the story, The Contract, the main relationship is that of Ruler and subject.
Cheng Zhi represents the ruler. The men in his squad represent the subjects.
Father & Son
Hwang Jung, or the one who has gone from a butcher to a doctor gives back to his father what his father had given to him. It may not have been much but his father allowed him food and dressed him till he became the man that could survive alone. He gives back to his father with the finest clothing and food.
Confucius said, "Lead the people with governmental measures and regulate them with laws and punishment, and they will avoid wrongdoing but will have no sense of honor and shame. Lead them with virtue and regulate them by the rules of propriety, and they will have a sense of shame and, moreover, set themselves right." (2:3) Cheng Zhi attempts to lead his subordinates by example. In the end he reaches his subordinates by shaming Gu Gong into submitting to NOT fighting. Cheng Zhi demonstrates his willingness to put his reputation and life on the line to support his worth as a leader.
Differences:
Chi K'ang Tzu asked Confucius about government, saying, "What do you think of killing the wicked and associating with the good?" Confucius replied, "In your government what is the need of killing? If you desire what is good, the people will be good. The character of a ruler is like wind and that of the people is like grass. In whatever direction the wind blows, the grass always bends." (12:19) - Cheng Zhi really is not able to attain this because his subordinates do not following him the same way the grass follows the wind.